Australian Open 1981

◄ Australian Open 1981 ►
Date:	November 30–6. December 1981
Edition:	70th  Australian Open
Place:	Melbourne
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Brian Teacher
Ladies singles :	Hana Mandlíková
Men's double :	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
Ladies doubles :	Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová
winner
Men's singles :	Johan Kriek
Ladies singles :	Martina Navrátilová
Men's double :	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
Ladies doubles :	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Grand Slams 1981
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The 1981 Australian Open took place from November 30th to December 6th, 1981. It was the 14th Australian Open since the beginning of the Open Era and the 70th edition of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia .

Defending champions in the singles were Brian Teacher for men and Hana Mandlíková for women. In the men's doubles they were Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick , in the ladies doubles Betsy Nagelsen and Martina Navrátilová .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Guillermo Vilas Round of 16 02.  Peter McNamara Quarter finals 03.  Roscoe Tanner 2nd round 04th  Johan Kriek victory 05.  Kim Warwick Quarter finals 06th  Mark Edmondson Semifinals 07th  Fritz Buehning 1 round 08th.  Tim Mayotte Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Shlomo Glickstein Quarter finals 10.  John Sadri 1 round 11.  Chris Lewis Round of 16 12.  Hank Pfister Semifinals 13.  Pat Du Pré Round of 16 14th  Kevin Curren 2nd round 15th  Peter Rennert 2nd round 16.  John Fitzgerald 1 round

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd final 02.  Tracy Austin Quarter finals 03.  Martina Navrátilová victory 04th  Andrea Jaeger Quarter finals 05.  Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals 06th  Pam Shriver Semifinals 07th  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 08th.  Evonne Cawley Quarter finals 09.  Barbara Potter 2nd round 10.  Mima Jaušovec Round of 16 11.  Virginia Ruzici 1 round 12.  Bettina Bunge Round of 16 13.  Sue Barker Round of 16 14th  Kathy Jordan Round of 16

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Peter McNamara Paul McNamee   Quarter finals 02.  Kevin Curren Steve Denton   Semifinals 03.  Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt   Round of 16 04th  Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick   victory

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Fritz Buehning Shlomo Glickstein   1 round 06th  Peter Rennert Russell Simpson   Round of 16 07th  David Carter Paul Kronk   Quarter finals 08th.  Järryd Hans Simonsson is different   1 round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   final 02.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   victory 03.  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals 04th  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh   Quarter finals 06th  Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford   1 round 07th  Betsy Nagelsen Candy Reynolds   1 round 08th.  Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková   Round of 16

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.

Web links

• Official website